Brady Gill's Big Softball Birthday

They say a pictures is worth a thousand words. Let's examine this one. I'm on the right with a big Jewish-nose profile, a scraggly beard, pearly whites and my "Go Giants" inscribed in Hebrew on the bill of my hat. Despite having just played a softball game (the long-awaited match up of the East Bay House vs The San Fran House) I am wearing a collared shirt; part of the business casual themed costumes our house sported (and yes, I did slide head first into third base with a pair of slacks on and yes I do have painful rasberries on my thighs still).

Brady Gill is on the other end of the hug. He's wearing a hideous 2nd-hand jacket that our house gave him in anticipation of his 24th birthday this coming Friday, May 4th; he loved it more than anyone else I could possibly imagine. Brady has changed my life significantly in the last year and a half - mostly by following me in my footsteps aggresively and pulling me along into new ideas that Brady has which have changed the direction of my life (see Brady Gill's proposal in the appendix of the Moishe House binder).

Over my left shoulder and Brady's right hand is Naomi Cytron - my girlfriend Vivi's best friend from work. Naomi has been a pleasure to hang out with - and is the ideal student; eager to learn the secretive details of softball stardom.

Over Brady's left shoulder and my right hand is Sarah Stoner-Duncan. I went to high school with Sarah but really got to know her in the Spring of 2000 when she left high school a semester early and I delayed going to college and we travelled around Europe together for 2 months. Sarah is the core of our batting order and infield, is a great hugger and is generally a wonderful person to be around.

On the far left, with a camera in his face, is Danny Blum of the East Bay Moishe House. Danny is wearing a classic Giants hat from Barbados - he also got one for me on his family trip - and takes the most amazing pictures. I met Danny briefly in the summer of 2000 - his first year working at Camp Tawonga - and we have become closer and closer since, working parts of each summer at Tawonga together the last 6 years. Danny is an incredible cook, loves Bay Area sports and is generally an all-around good guy.

This is a snapshot of a Moishe event, my month as a member of Moishe San Fran and moreso - a snapshot of my life as a friendly guy surrounded by wonderful Jewish peers.

Life is good!!